Tang Sect's Monopoly on Building Materials!

Stonehold Fortress's Heaven Dou City branch, Vermilion Bird Avenue.

A three-story stone building stood there, its lintel inlaid with a gray-black soul-conducting ore sign bearing the words "Stonehold."

Two stone rhinoceroses flanked the entrance, polished smooth and glossy by the hands of passing merchants.

Yan Wuji pushed the door open and entered.

He wore a blue-gray robe today, his demeanor gentle and refined, without the slightest trace of hostility.

The steward's surname was Qian. He was in his early forties, with a round face and narrow eyes.

When he saw the astonishing figures on the list, the smile on his face faltered slightly.

Three hundred cubic measures of Spirit-Pattern Load-Bearing Stone.

One hundred and twenty pieces of Innate Hard Ironwood.

Sixty Soul Power-Conducting Foundation Stones.

This was a deal worth at least two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Steward Qian's gaze immediately turned warm again, though beneath that warmth lay calculations that were difficult to detect.

But when he saw the two words at the bottom, the tea that had just been poured seemed to turn ice-cold in an instant.

Abyss Court.

"This little brother, I'm afraid the timing is unfortunate."

Steward Qian pushed the list back, lifted his teacup, and took a light sip. His attitude had already changed.

"All high-end construction materials for this quarter have been reserved."

"All of them?"

"All of them."

Steward Qian spoke those two words.

When he said "Tang Sect," even his back unconsciously straightened, carrying the pride of someone basking in reflected glory.

"Tang Sect is building its sect headquarters on the outskirts of the city. With a joint guarantee from the Heaven Dou Imperial House and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they took all of our output for the next three months in one bite."

He set down his teacup